Answer: Fall risk assessment is mainly performed to reduce the
risk or to remove the factors which could cause fall and injury.
The fall assessment includes:
- History of falling: It is important to assess about the
patient, who have been suffered from fall. The age of the
patient.
- Identify the risk of fall: The identification of risk of fall
such as due to diseased conditions, poor eye sight etc.
- Reduce the risk of fall: It is important to eliminate the
factors which may cause fall. In the case of old people, remove the
things or furniture which could hurt them.
- Make complete record of findings and implement the methods to
reduce the risk of fall.